Banking Practice Note
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
This trust order is drafted to allow the trustees to purchase land, but not to sell it. That is because most Māori trusts focus on retaining land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 219 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Judge Stephanie Milroy discusses leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land and papakāinga.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 55 10:00 AM AP-20230000031574 150A(b)/93 151(1)/93 The Proprietors of Peka Trust Confirmation of resolutions approving the establishment of a Limited Partnership, approval of a 125-year Head Ground Lease, approval of long-term ground leases from the Limited Partnership to tenants, approval of short-term leases for market rent and outgoings and establishing a Joint Venture Agreement between the Mere Kanea Trust...
. • Any lease or licence exceeding three years needs the Māori Land Court’s consent
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Tairāwhiti PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Hearing Māori Land Court Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building 60 Reads Quay, Gisborne Friday, 24 November 2023 Judge A M Thomas presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP1 9:00AM AP-20230000033793 328/93 Matthew Warren Randall T...
Documents/Panui/Sp-hearing-24-Nov-Te-Kuri-a-Tuatae-Te-Kuri-X47B.pdf (86 kb)